dec 16, 1773 - Boston Tea Party
Description:
Sons of Liberty dress as Native Americans and sneak onto British cargo ships
Dump millions of dollars worth of tea into the Boston Harbor
Major step towards the Revolution
Protest of the passage of the Tea Act (no taxation without representation)
Caused the passage of the Coercive Acts to pay for lost tea
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